Reviving Historical Borders of Iran During the Period of Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar

While Agha Mohammad Khan became increasingly powerful, and the Russians land claims over the Caucasus –that embedded in the national and ideal Iranian boundaries-at the same time the Turkmen attacks on the Greater Khorasan, plunder of the region, and the capture of women and men and the prevalence of feudal system in around of Iran, the need to revive the Iranian historical borders has become significant importancefor the people of this country. Agha Mohammad Khan, aware of this fact, stated that the main goal of the long struggle was to revive the historical borders of Iran.With descriptive-analytic method, this research studies the Qajar's efforts to revive Iran's historical borders and its goals and outcomes.The findings show that Agha Mohammad Khan acknowledged and understood the borders of Iran in the ancient and Safavid times and its significance for the formation of a new government. He announced his main government program to revive Iran's historic borders and tried to legitimize his military campaigns and actions during the monarchy in this way.